{"id":172645,"date":"2024-01-03T02:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T07:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/?p=172645"},"modified":"2024-01-03T08:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T13:48:20","slug":"tech-talk-for-wednesday-january-3rd-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/2024\/01\/03\/tech-talk-for-wednesday-january-3rd-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Talk for Wednesday January 3rd 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><font size=\"5\"><strong>Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday January 3<sup>rd<\/sup><\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning.<\/b> S&amp;P 500 futures were down 17 points at 8:30 AM EST.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Exxon Mobil<\/b> slipped $0.48 to $101.88 after Mizuho downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image0015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image001[5]\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image001[5]\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image0015_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Occidental Petroleum<\/b> dropped $0.35 to $59.70 after Mizuho downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image0025.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image002[5]\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image002[5]\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image0025_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Prudential Financial<\/b> dropped $0.81 to $103.76 after JP Morgan downgraded the stock from Overweight to Neutral.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image0035.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image003[5]\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image003[5]\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image0035_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Verizon<\/b> added $0.47 to $39.35 after KeyBanc Capital upgraded the stock from Sector Weight to Overweight.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image0045.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image004[5]\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image004[5]\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image0045_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>Technical Notes<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Healthcare Providers iShares<\/b> $IHF moved above $264.53 extending an intermediate uptrend. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image001-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image001\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image001\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image001_thumb-1.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Biotech ETF<\/b> $BBH moved above $168.92 resuming an intermediate uptrend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image002.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image002\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image002\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image002_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Merck <\/b>$MRK a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above $110.46 extending an intermediate uptrend. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image003-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image003\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image003\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image003_thumb-1.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/b> $JNJ a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock moved above 160.02 extending an intermediate uptrend. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image004.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image004\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image004\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image004_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>T Mobil<\/b> $TMUS moved above $161.19 to an all-time high extending an intermediate uptrend. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image005.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image005\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image005\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image005_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Soybeans<\/b> ETN moved below $26.59 extending an intermediate downtrend. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image006.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image006\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image006\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image006_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>Trader\u2019s Corner<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font size=\"5\"><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><strong>Equity Indices and Related ETFs<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Daily Seasonal\/Technical Equity Trends for Jan.2<sup>nd<\/sup> 2024<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image008.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image008\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image008\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image008_thumb.png\" width=\"706\" height=\"348\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#00ff00\">Green: Increase from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#ff0000\">Red: Decrease from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Source for all positive seasonality ratings: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.EquityClock.com\"><em>www.EquityClock.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><strong>Commodities<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Daily Seasonal\/Technical Commodities Trends for Jan 2<sup>nd<\/sup> 2024<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image010.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image010\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image010\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image010_thumb.png\" width=\"706\" height=\"424\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#00ff00\">Green: Increase from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#ff0000\">Red: Decrease from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><strong>Sectors<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Daily Seasonal\/Technical Sector Trends for Jan.2<sup>nd<\/sup> 2024<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image012.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image012\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image012\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image012_thumb.png\" width=\"706\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#00ff00\">Green: Increase from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><font color=\"#ff0000\">Red: Decrease from previous day<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>Technical Notes<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Technology Shares PLUNGE to Kick Off 2024 | The Final Bar (01.02.24)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HqYDAYMzWWU\">Technology Shares PLUNGE to Kick Off 2024 | The Final Bar (01.02.24) \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><b>2023 Market Retrospective &amp; 2024 Predictions | Trading Places (01.02.24)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TNVN4ZRinP4\">2023 Market Retrospective &amp; 2024 Predictions | Trading Places (01.02.24) \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><b>There may be a &#8216;catch up&#8217; trade for gold in 2024, says Worth Charting&#8217;s Carter Worth<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lT9Xq6nGBB4\">There may be a &#8216;catch up&#8217; trade for gold in 2024, says Worth Charting&#8217;s Carter Worth \u2013 YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>Seasonality Chart of the Day<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Carter Worth in the video above recommends GDX as a \u2018catch up\u201d trade ito gold. Seasonal influences support the trade.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image014.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image014\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image014\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image014_thumb.png\" width=\"628\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.EquityClock.com\">www.EquityClock.com<\/a> Comment<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>Analysis of the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDX) seasonal charts above shows that a <b>Buy Date of <u>December 15<\/u><\/b> and a <b>Sell Date of <u>April 9<\/u><\/b> has resulted in a geometric average return of <b>5.49%<\/b> above the benchmark rate of the S&amp;P 500 Total Return Index over the past 16 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 11 of those periods.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>S&amp;P 500 Momentum Barometers<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image015.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image015\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image015\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image015_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The intermediate term Barometer added 1.60 to 91.60. It remains Overbought. Daily trend remains up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image016.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image016\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image016\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image016_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The long term Barometer added 2.00 to 80.40. It remains Overbought. Daily trend remains up.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><strong>TSX Momentum Barometers<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image017.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image017\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image017\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image017_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The intermediate term Barometer slipped 1.38 to 73.33. It remains Overbought.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image018.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"clip_image018\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"clip_image018\" src=\"https:\/\/timingthemarket.ca\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/clip_image018_thumb.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The long term Barometer dropped 1.78 to 58.67. It changed from Overbought to Neutral on a move below 60.00. <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Disclaimer:<\/b> Seasonality ratings and technical ratings offered in this report and at<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equityclock.com\"><em>www.equityclock.com<\/em><\/a><em> are for information only. They should not be considered as advice to purchase or to sell mentioned securities. Data offered in this report is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-opening Comments for Wednesday January 3rd U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&amp;P 500 futures were down 17 points at 8:30 AM EST. Exxon Mobil slipped $0.48 to $101.88 after Mizuho downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral. Occidental Petroleum dropped $0.35 to $59.70 after Mizuho downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral. 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